To hood, or not to hood?

I just ordered the 50mm 1.4 and got to thinking of whether or not I need a hood on it. Is it worth the extra money, or just something to take up a little more space in my case?

i have the hood. it's big enough to protect it from small bumps when i'm not careful. i have not noticed any type of flare when i'm out in daylight using it.

i have a hood for mine. always use hoods on all my lenses.

Not too sure about the 500 f/1.4, but alot of other hoods can be attached in reverse to save space.

get a rubber hood then.

egghead wrote in post #2273614
Not too sure about the 500 f/1.4, but alot of other hoods can be attached in reverse to save space.

dunno if a hood for the 500 f/1.4 is available, any idea of the filter diameter?

I typically store my lenses with the hood on backwards, and i guess for $25 it can't hurt. I will most likely get it, b/c like you said, it will help to protect the lens. Thanks

Get the hood

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joeseph wrote in post #2273631
dunno if a hood for the 500 f/1.4 is available, any idea of the filter diameter?

Doh! damn fingers!

Gr8outdrsmn wrote in post #2273573
Is it worth the extra money, or just something to take up a little more space in my case?

It doesn't really take up space as it fits on backwards, nice and snug, for storage.

I say yes get it.

I have the hood, and would recommend getting one.

Its good practice to always use a hood.

I say get the hood as well so it looks like it is 8 - 0 on this one, Everyone agree's on getting the hood

A hood is another form of cheap insurance. Swinging from a shoulder or neck, you never can tell when the lens may try to make a new friend, or something tries to take a bite out of it.

Also, flare and strong reflection can come from a lot of different sources, ruin the shot, or at least lower contrast and saturation. The hood is a pretty decent deterrent for this.